Inscribing device



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INSCRIBING DEVICE Filed Dec. 7, 1956 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 1, 1958 w. 1. KREISNER 2,828,976

- INSCRIBING DEVICE Filed Dec. 7, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

1 zZZia/m/ frezb'ner INSCRIBING DEVICE William I. Kreisner, Oceanside, N. Y.

Application December 7, 1956, Serial No. 627,061

3 Claims. (Cl. 282-15 This invention relates to inscribing devices by means of which various articles, such as match books or covers therefor, wallets, bill-folds and a host of other articles can be manually marked with signatures, monograms or other suitable indicia.

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a simple, easily-used device by means of which a signature, monogram or other inscription can be applied to an article by the operation of a stylus, pen or other pointed element over a sheet or tape of transferable material beneath which the article to be. inscribed is positioned.

it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this character which will insure proper placement of the inscribed material on the object; which will permit immediate use of the inscribed article after the inscription has been placed upon it and whichwill permit rapid reproduction of a' signature or other inscription on sucessive articles.

More particularly, the invention consists of a section of paper tape, ribbon or strip material bearing a coating of a transferable substance, such as bronze or other metallic powder, which strip extends from a supply or feed reel to a take-up reel, the tape between the rolls extending below a guide plate provided with a window opening, and a recess being provided below said opening and below the tape so that the article to be inscribed will be positioned below the tape'and in proper position to receive the inscription which is applied against the tape and through the window opening by a stylus, pen or other suitable pointed implement.

With these, and other objects to be hereinafter set forth in view, I have devised the arrangement of parts to be described and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of the invention is disclosed,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the inscribing device constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of a portion of the device, showing the tape feed reel and a portion of the guide plate;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Pig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 5 is an end view of the structure shown in Figs. 2 and 3, looking at the same from the left;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of the base member of the device, with parts broken away to disclose construction, and a Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates the fiat base member of the device, the same being composed of plastic, wood, metal or other suitable material. Adjacent to one end of the base member is a pair of upstanding, spaced-apart, parallel brackets or lugs indicated respecltates Patent Ofiice is located below the tape.

Patented Apr. 1, 1958 tively at .2 and 3, the same constituting a bearing for a rotatable shaft or spindle 5 forming a take-up reel and thus provided with'the flanges indicated at 4. Secured onthe shaft or spindle 5 is a knob 6 by which the reel maybe manually rotated to wind up the paper tape or ribbon 9 upon it as required. The tape 9 is coated or otherwise provided with a transferable material capable of being transferred to any suitable surface by the pressure of a stylus, pen or other pointed instrument applied to one side of the tape while the article to be inscribed For example, bronze powder carried by the tape will result in an inscription in gold upon the article thus operated on. Other metallic powders or other transferable materials can be used on the tape.

For retaining the shaft or spindle 5 inthe brackets 2 and 3 andfor applying sufficient pressure on the same to prevent its too-free rotation, fingers 7 engage the shaft, these fingers being held in place by the screws indicated at8.

An idl roller 16, rotatively mounted between the brackets 2 and 3, has the tape passed under it and it maintains the tape tensioned and prevents the formation of slackness in it. At the opposite end of the flat base member 1 is the feed reel, 14, 15 which is similar in construction to the take-up reel 4, 5. The feed reel is pro vided with a shaft or spindle l5, carrying the knobid by which it is manually rotated to permit of feedof the tape 9. The shaft 15 is rotatively mounted in brackets or lugs 12 and 13 provided with the fingers 17, secured by the screws .18. An idle roller 20 rotative in the brackets 12 and 13 maintains the tape 9 tensioned.

Located between the reels, and preferably removably secured to the upper face of 'the'base 1, is a guide plate or hold-downmember 21whichhas its under face suitably longitudinally grooved for the length of the plate as indicated at 23, to thereby provide a guideway for the tape 9 as the tape passes from the feed reel to the takeup reel. Formed in the guide plate 21 is a window opening22 which exposes a portion of the tape 9 to permit the inscription to be made on such portion of the tape. Provided in the base member 1 directly below the window 22 and below the tape 9 is a recess 24 of a size and shape to permit the article to be inscribed to be fitted and seated in it, and in position to receive the inscription. In Fig. 6, the article 30, which can be for example, the flap of a match book cover, a wallet, billfold orother article, is shown in position for insertion into the recess 24 preparatory to being inscribed, the same being moved in the direction of the arrow and entered into the recess 24 through its open end in the rear edge 25 of the base member 1.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing is shown the device as provided for use in a hotel, club or other place. The upper fiat surface of the base member 1 constitutes a writing surface, and registry cards or other suitable sheets 29 to be filled out or written upon by the guest may be placed as required under the clips 26, secured to the base member 1 by means of the screws 27. Pens 21 are fitted in the movable sockets 30 mounted on the base member, the pens being usable for writing on the cards 29 as well as for making the inscription by means of the tape 9 in 1 a manner to be described. After the card 29 has been tape it will accordingly be inscribed on the match book cover, which is then handed to the guest. By manipulation of the knobs 6 and 16, a fresh section of tape is eX- posed in the window opening 22 and is thus rendered 3 available for use by the next guest. A new reel of tape is easily inserted by loosening the fingers 7 and 17 and swinging them to one side to permit of the removal of the reels.

The manner of use of the device as above described is, of course, merely suggestive, as it may be used in many diflerent ways not necessarily associated with hotels, clubs or the like. Moreover, the articles inscribed need not necessarily be match book covers, since many things can be inscribed by the use of the device. It will be understood that this can be done by varying the size of the window opening 22 and the seat or recess disposed below it for receiving and positioning the article to be inscribed.

A substantial number of the parts employed in the device may be of plastic materials, so that the device can be economically constructed and assembled, and the de vice and its elements may be varied in numerous ways to meet different requirements.

Having described a single embodiment of the invention, it is obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broad enough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

1. An inscribing device comprising a flat base member provided with a groove, lugs at one end of the support and rising above the same in which a supply reel is rotatively mounted, means for manually rotating said reel, a pair of lugs at the oppositeend of the base above the top thereof between which a take-up reel is rotatively mounted, means for manually rotating said reel, an idle roller between the lugs in each pair for tensioning a tape extending between the reels, said tape having a coating of a transferable material and extending through the groove between the reels, a hold'down plate on the base between the reels and below which the tape travels, said plate having a window opening through which a pointed implernent may be operated against the portion of the tape that is exposed through said window, and a recess provided in the base member below the portion of the tape defined by the window and below the window to receive and properly position an article to be inscribed.

2. An inscribing device comprising a fiat base member providing a writing surface, means on said base for holding a writing implement, a guideway located to the rear of the writing surface and through which a tape bearing transferable material is guided, a reel from which the tape is drawn and a take-up reel on which it is wound after traversing the groove, a hold-down plate above the groove and under which the tape travels and provided with a window aperture through which a portion of the tape in the guideway is exposed for writing by the writing implement carried by the base, and a recess of greater width than the window aperture provided in the base below said window and below the portion of the tape exposed therethrough, said recess accommodating and seating positioning an article to be inscribed by transference of the transferable material from the tape by operation of the pen upon the exposed portion of the tape, the recess being open at the rear of the base so that the article to be inscribed can be entered from the rear to become seated in the recess.

3. An inscribing device comprising, a flat base, a pair of upstanding brackets on top of the base adjacent to one end thereof, a pair of upstanding brackets on top of the base adjacent to the opposite end of the base, a reel rotative in one pair of the brackets, and containing a tape of transferable material, which tape extends therefrom to a reel rotatively mounted between the second pair of brackets, a recess formed in the top of the base and open at the rear thereof for the reception of a fiat article to be inscribed, a plate mounted over the recess and pro vided with a groove in its under face through which the tape is moved in its travel from one reel to the other, the tape thereby travelling below said plate and above the article seated in the recess, said plate being provided with awindow opening of less width than the recess and positioned above the same and also located above the tape and defining an area within which an inscription is made on the article by a writing implement entered through said window opening.

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